I’m talking about deeply held beliefs you have that many might disagree with here or deem to be incompatible with Marxist ideology. I’m interested because I doubt everyone here is an ideological robot who all share the same uniformity in belief
I’m talking about deeply held beliefs you have that many might disagree with here or deem to be incompatible with Marxist ideology. I’m interested because I doubt everyone here is an ideological robot who all share the same uniformity in belief
Putin has done more for socialism, anti-imperialism and internationalism than all the parties/organizations in the collective west (NATO and vassals) that claim to be progressive/socialist/leftist/communist/etc.
How?
very simply, by challenging american hegemony. That doesn’t make him a good person or a leftist, but Russia is the reason why the global south feels like you can ignore the US’s wishes and get away with it.
To make a few examples, Putin (with comrades Xi and Lula) is spearheading the process of de-dollarization of the global economy, which will benefit all of us massively, and he is also the first to draw a line concerning NATO expansion. Moreover, he is an oligarch - but he also prevented Russia from being fully and completely looted by neoliberalism. Russia still has control of its resources, how many countries victim of neoliberalism can say the same?
Putin has showed the world that you CAN fight NATO, and that most of the world will either be on your side or at least indifferent
In addition to what others said broadly. The moves he is making and allowing others to make if successful will cripple the US to the point where it eventually lead to barbarism or revolution, there will be no other choices and no options to continue the status quo as imperialist plunder will stop and the bourgeoisie will start devouring the labor aristocracy at home for profits out of desperation.
He isn’t doing it for those reasons but if you only care about purity of intent you’ll get nowhere in this messy world of ours as it stands. Its results we must care about, it is the material change and reality, not the best wishes and idealism which will bring about communism.
So in that respect, if this whole thing pans out and the US doesn’t pull out some masterful trump card, he will have had a large hand in helping the peoples of the world by no intentions of his own. Much like the German government helped communism by sending Lenin back on a train, it was not their intent for all that happened with the Soviet Union to follow but it was the actual material consequence of their actions.
Putin has done squat except put his puppets in control of the largest communist party
he was put into power to (and infact did) put a stop to the neo liberal looting of Russia which denied the west a source of cheap labor and completely free markets russia is also close allies of many socialist countries or countries in anti imperialist struggles. his no socialist and the ideas he has helped to popularize in russia arent communist but his still helpful in fighting the west which is good for socialism globally.
How accurate is that? I keep hearing it, but from what I’ve read Gennady is just another passive general secretary. He’s not terribly unique from the old guard, but he’s not Gorbachev either. Just a classic communist with some religious views.